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Columbia professor Derald Sue describes microaggressions as "brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults toward people of color." We use this understanding of microaggressions to include microassaults, microinsults, and microinvalidations. If you would like to submit a bias report to Willamette University, click here hit counter

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poem.  from salt. by nayyirah waheed.

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THIS IS ACTUALLY FACTUAL AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED MORE

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http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?aid=294

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“Knowing that they were losing “valuable product” due to their slaves’ propensity to swim, slave owners began taking drastic steps to protect their property. One of these steps was to instill a fear of the water by dunking disobedient slaves in water until they nearly drowned and by creating fear through stories of creatures living in the water. Thus it didn’t take long to excise or destroy the West African swimming tradition from African- American culture. The Jim Crow laws that were enacted after The Civil War prohibited blacks from the popular seaside resorts in places like Atlantic City, N.J. and Revere Beach, Mass. And by the 20th Century, as the swimming pool began to gain in popularity in the United States, the color line prohibited blacks from enjoying this pleasant recreational skill.

In addition, self-segregation also played a role in limiting those of African ancestry from getting in the water. I remember my Aunt saying to stay away from the pool because, “black folk don’t swim.””

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Such a long and consistent history of anti-Blackness and swimming. Long before police openly assaulted little black girls in McKinney, GoodWhitePeople™ were enforcing White Supremacy and segregating swimming pools.

Motel manager, James “Jimmy” Brock, pouring acid into a swimming pool to drive black people away from a “Swim In” protest, in St. Augustine, Florida on June 18, 1964.

Next time you hear someone ask questions like, “Why don’t black people swim?” Or “Why are so many black people afraid of dogs?” And, “Why are there do so many black people live in poverty?”…..let ‘em know that those aren’t coincidences. These things didn’t just happen naturally, all on their own. There’s a reason for it, and you don’t have to be an historian to know they’re all interconnected through slavery, endemic racism and persistently racist cultural norms.

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Black women are called, in the folklore that so aptly identifies one’s status in society, “the mules of the world,” because we have been handed the burdens that everyone else– everyone else– refused to carry. We have also been called “Matriarchs,” “Superwomen,” and “Mean and Evil Bitches.” Not to mention “Castraters” and “Sapphire’s Mama.” When we have pleaded for understanding, our character has been distorted; when we have asked for simple caring, we have been handed empty inspirational appellations, then stuck in the farthest corner. When we have asked for love, we have been given children. In short, even our plainer gifts, our labors of fidelity and love, have been knocked down our throats. To be an artist and a black women, even today, lowers our status in many respects, rather than raises it: and yet, artists we will be.

Alice Walker, In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens (via reliquariies)

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Amazon Go’s “just walk out” technology sounds like a headache for shoppers of color

Minority shoppers know this feeling all too well: A store employee singling us out, continually checking on us, issuing warnings. Store managers operate under the false assumption that people of color are more likely to steal. 

It’s an effort known as “loss prevention,” but it looks and acts like racial profiling. Which is why a store like Amazon Go is exciting, yet unnerving.

“In a world where even Oprah has been profiled for walking around a store, there are lots of people who might not want to risk trusting a store to treat them fairly,” tech CEO Anil Dash said in an email.

White people who have never been “randomly” followed around at a Walgreens may have no problem walking into a store, grabbing an item and leaving. But shoppers of color, who already see enough unwanted attention, may have their doubts. Read more

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“Tomi Lahren is spreading racist mythology to an audience of millions. She is a spokesperson for White supremacy, in a package appealing to many.”

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That’s my girl!!

[itooamwu]

“Ku Klux Kelly dolls”

I’m screaming.

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hey, hi, hello! this is my first self help masterpost which i made bc i was supposed to me studying bc who cares if i fail my exams ur mental nd physical well being is worth more and if you see this then ur worth everything and i love you a lot and hope this masterpost helps you find your way <3

dealing with depression and feeling suicidal

imalive

mental health chat rooms

the thoughts room

the dawn room

the comfort spot

it will be okay

7 cups of tea [vent site]

make everything okay

blahtherapy 

emergency compliment

tempted to quit antidepressants?

the best things in life that are free

reasons to stay alive

dealing with depression

steps for beating depression

reasons not to commit suicide

things to love about life 

adjusting your life for recovery

crisischat

changing your life

gives me hope

kittencam

puppycam

omfgdogs

cat training

natural treatment for depression

dealing with self harm

basic care for open wounds and burns

self harm safety

caring for self harm wounds

caring for cuts

caring for burns

fading and covering scars

stopping self harm

20 reasons to give up self harm

more reasons to stop self harming [bottom of page]

deciding to stop self-injury

self harm information booklet

limiting the damage of self harm

fataltotheflesh *trigger warning: cutting*

alternatives to self harm

more alternatives

146 things to do besides self harm

25 alternatives to self harm

make a happy box

dealing with loneliness and break-ups

the nicest place on the internet

brownie in a mug recipe

comfort food recipes

movie masterposts

7 reasons why it’s okay if you’ve never been in a relationship

getting over a break up

6 healthy ways to get over a break up

when you’re the only one not in a relationship

perks of being single

scientifically proven perks of being single

more perks for singles

is your friend dating your ex?

more ideas to help with loneliness

things to do when you feel lonely

things you can do when you’re lonely

dealing with loneliness

making friends

becoming a magnet for friends

how to cope when you feel left out by friends

dealing with anxiety and stress

more calming sounds

draw with sand

stress relievers

the quiet place

treatment and care for anxiety

dealing with panic attacks

overcoming panic attacks

progressive muscle relaxation

anxiety relief

overcoming ocd

calm pictures for anxiety gif masterpost

things you need to know to overcome ocd

stress relief games

rain sounds

nature sounds

effective anxiety breathing exercises

ocean soundscoffee sounds

90 seconds relaxation exercise

draw with silk

rainy day simulator

create a forest

dealing with bipolar disorder/ manic depression

helping your loved one through a manic episode

helping a loved one with bipolar disorder

dealing with bipolar mania: help for caregivers

7 ways to deal with a manic depressive person

dealing effectively with depression and manic depression

simple tricks to deal with anxiety and mania

5 tips for coping with mania

coping skills for bipolar disorder

50 natural ways to manage and cope with bipolar disorder

10 small steps you can  take to improve bipolar disorder

dealing with hallucinations and schizophrenia

helping a person with schizophrenia

treatment and recovery for schizophrenia

60 methods for coping with hallucinations

helping someone cope with hallucinations

coping with schizophrenic hallucinations and delusions

5 ways to quiet auditory hallucinations

a practical guide to cope with hearing voices

helping people who hear voices

strategies for coping with distressing voices

dealing with eating disorders

dangers of diet pills and laxatives

dangers of laxative abuse

physical effects of an eating disorder

recovery toolbox

why do we need to eat?

why you should eat often & strategies

reality of anorexia and bulimia

recovering from an eating disorder

recovery and relapse prevention

dangers of purging

milestones in recovery

understanding recovery

making a recovery meal plan

what to do when you feel fat

dealing with anger

click rocks

bouncy balls

wobble *trigger warning: water*

play with pentagons

pixie dust!! 

managing anger

controlling anger

dealing with anger and impulsivity 

dealing with criticism

gruntle.me

dealing with insomnia/sleep deprivation

what time should i sleep?

calculating the perfect bedtime + sleep efficiency

42 simple tips to deal with insomnia

tips to beat insomnia

11 ways to get to sleep and stay asleep

trick yourself into dozing off

natural remedies to help sleep

natural remedies for sleep apnea

restoring restful sleep

how to make yourself so tired that you’ll fall asleep

steps to recovering from insomnia

recover after a sleepless night

fix snoring

how to pull an all nighter and do well in an exam

benefits of sleep

why sleep is important

lgbtq+

masterpost on just about everything about this

lgbtq+ everything masterpost

how to make a chest binder 

how to wear a chest binder + faq

how to hide a pad if you wear boxers 

pre-T trans men who want to deepen their voices

lgbtq+ novels 

dealing with sexual assault and abuse

uk helplines for male survivors

uk male survivors

when a man is raped (includes how to help victims)

helping a friend or family member who was a victim

coping with the after-effects of sexual assault

coping with rape

coping with acquaintance rape

coping with rape-related ptsd

dealing with rape

understanding and helping male survivors

survivors chat

dealing with domestic violence and abuse

steps to take if you are a victim of family abuse

safe house

napless shelter for women and children

ywca women’s shelter

domestic violence and criminal harassment unit of the vancouver police department

canadian bar association- family violence

vancouver coastal health services

victims info

domestic violence help

ywca domestic violence help

domestic abuse services

domestic violence resources

hotlines

uk

women’s aid: 0808 2000 247

mankind: http://www.mankind.org.uk/

australia

women’s domestic violence helpline: telephone [phone] free call 1800 007 339

men’s domestic violence helpline: telephone [phone] free call 1800 000 599

1800respect: 1800 737 732

http://www.violencefreefamilies.org.au/help_lines

worldwide

http://www.hotpeachpages.net/

usa

crisis hotline: 1-888-7helpline

americans overseas domestic violence crisis center: 866-uswomen

childhelp national child abuse hotline: 1-800-4-a-child

http://www.thehotline.org/

canada

childhelp national child abuse hotline: 1-800-4-a-child

assaulted women’s helpline: gta 416.863.0511 toll free 1.866.863.0511 tty 416.364.8762 toll free tty 1.866.863.7868 mobile #safe(#7233)

http://www.hotpeachpages.net/canada/canada1.html

learning to love yourself and be happy

21 tips to release self-neglect

9 ways to love yourself

loving yourself

let yourself be happier than you think you deserve

who to fall in love with first

7 reasons to shamelessly love yourself

5 ways to love your body

17 reasons to love your body just the way it is

20 ways to love your body

learning to love your body in 4 steps

do i deserve to be happy?

100 reasons to be happy

300 reasons to be happy

 hard day?

tips to relax

learn how to relax and sleep like a baby

14 ways to live a more relaxing life

40 ways to relax in 5 minutes

virtual piano

spot the difference

internet explorer 6

falling falling

staggering beauty *epilepsy warning*

heeeeey

20 ways to relax and unwind

jukebox time machine

read any book

colour quiz

useless web

pointless sites

build a squid

mario sequencer

seaquence

dealing with substance abuse

11 ways to handle substance abuse

how to quit smoking

how to beat drug addiction

the best way to quit using drugs

ways to end drug addiction

how to help a friend quit drugs

caring for someone with a drug problem

alternatives to alcohol

alternatives to drinking

alcoholism-solutions

alcohol abuse treatment and self-help

how to stop drinking alcoholhealth effects of alcohol

alternatives to drugs and alcohol for solving our problems

healthy alternatives to smoking

10 tips to quitting smoking

10 unusual quit-smoking tips

tips to help you stop smoking

quitting methods and what to expect- smoking

overcoming drug addiction

helplines

us: national drug information treatment and referral hotline: [phone]-help (4357)

us: alcohol abuse and crisis intervention: 1-800-234-0246

us: national cocaine hotline: 1-800-cocaine (262-2463)

us: al-anon/alateen hotline (for friends and family) 1-800-344-2666

uk: drinkline: nat’l. alcoholism helpline: 0800 917 8282

nz: alcohol / drug helpline: 0800 787 797

aus: alcohol & other drugs information service (adis): freecall 1800 131 350

australian helplines

more helplines

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Honestly, it’s irresponsible to treat Trump supporters in any way that suggests their actions and views are excusable. The ones you know, shame in both public and private. Shun them. Large-scale social enforcement works. Bigots’ going unrebuked is why we’re in this mess.

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The deluge of desperate, whining pleas from so many Trump supporters circulating right now to not “bully” them, to extend them respect as though they didn’t just vote to strip it alongside actual, tangible rights away from masses of people, essentially to coddle their consciences and pretend their vote wasn’t a vote for injustice itself—this is evidence that enforcing accountability via social means WORKS, and plenty of these assholes are indeed afraid of it.

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Could you specify what rights that Trump has threatened?

[errorschacha]

Yeah, sure.

“Sealioning is the name given to a specific, pervasive form of aggressive cluelessness, that masquerades as a sincere desire to understand.

A Sealion is a person who, when confronted with a fact that they don’t care to acknowledge, say, the persistence of systemic racism in America, will ask endlessly for ‘proof’ and insist that it is the other person’s job to stop everything they are doing and address the issue to their satisfaction.

Sealions are just ‘asking nicely’ but they are asking questions that have been asked and answered fully many times, and are unwilling to so much as open a tab to look up the answer, nor will they recognize the validity of your sources, your experience or expertise.”

— Erica Friedman

[errorschacha]

My two favorite instablock reblogs of this post are 1) people who go “BUT BURDEN OF PROOF! BURDEN OF PROOF!” at my refusal to repeatedly explain Donald “Muslim Registry” Trump’s well-publicized and effortlessly googleable impending rights violations, and 2) people who say Nazis or alt-right also-Nazis or white nationalist Cool Ranch Nazis or Klan members or whoever turn to genocidal hatred because leftists like me are mean. It's a tie between “shame doesn’t work and this random study I don’t understand proves it” and “shaming bigots makes you just as bad as bigots” for 3rd place.

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cold venom is a zine/magazine for and by women of color who are living with mental health issues. I’m an 18 year old black woman living in mpls who’s been dealing with depression and suicidal thoughts for 5 years and I’m now coming to terms with how i view my life and my worth. i know I’m not alone. i want it to be a group of young contributors speaking their mind on social media and on paper

I’m looking for creators, artists, photographers, editors, illustrators and writers. even if you’re none of those please don’t be afraid to submit to [email protected]

when submitting please give your: Name & Pronouns, Age, City/Location (optional), Race/Ethnicity, and Motivation for submitting.

for general inquires please message me on tumblr (@uglysex) or any other social media! twitter + instagram: @openpoolz

Thank you and please share!

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To explain how certain bodies are marked as disposable and violable, as legitimate targets of state and vigilante violence, it is necessary to examine the ways in which law works to affix assumptions about behavior onto bodies. Historically, law has criminalized the recreational activities, survival economies, and intimate relationships of people of color so the status of ‘being of color’ was inseparable from conduct assumed to be ‘criminal.’ Before anti-racist legislation was implemented following the civil rights movement, law criminalized and reified marginalized identities as statuses. Being 'colored’ was a status that formed the basis for exclusionary, discriminatory, and regulatory laws, such as Jim Crow. What we call 'identity categories’ in the contemporary era functioned historically as excludable or includable statuses in segregation, naturalization, and immigration law. Today’s laws that criminalize conduct contingent on status have inherited this history.

Lisa Marie Cacho, Chapter 1: “White Entitlement and Other People’s Crimes,” in Social Death: Racialized Rightlessness and the Criminalization of the Unprotected (via stabra)

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Aaaaaah!!! This is awesome!!!

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YES ARIELL, WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU

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Let’s talk about “Good Cops”

[fullpraxisnow]

I am more and more convinced that true revolutionaries must perceive the revolution, because of its creative and liberating nature, as an act of love. For me, the revolution, which is not possible without a theory of revolution — and therefore of science — is not irreconcilable with love. On the contrary: the revolution is made by people to achieve their humanization. What, indeed, is the deeper motive which moves individuals to become revolutionaries, but the dehumanization of people? The distortion imposed on the word “love” by the capitalist world cannot prevent the revolution from being essentially loving in character, nor can it prevent the revolutionaries from affirming their love of life. Guevara (while admitting the “risk of seeming ridiculous”) was not afraid to affirm it. “Let me say, with the risk of appearing ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by strong feelings of love. It is impossible to think of an authentic revolutionary without this quality.”

Paulo Freire | Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1968)